Gill Sans

Summary

Gill Sans is a typeface family^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (368 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gill Sans's image is recorded as GillSansEG.svg^[3].
• Gill Sans's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].
• Gill Sans's commissioned by is recorded as Stanley Morison^[5].
• Gill Sans's based on is recorded as Johnston^[6].
• Gill Sans's subclass of is recorded as sans-serif typeface^[7].
• Gill Sans's subclass of is recorded as humanist font^[8].
• Gill Sans's designed by is recorded as Eric Gill^[9].
• Gill Sans's Commons category is recorded as Gill Sans^[10].
• Gill Sans's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gill Sans^[12].
• Gill Sans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01w1y4^[13].
• Gill Sans's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Gill-Sans-Serif^[14].
• Gill Sans's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as Modern Lineal Humanist^[15].
• Gill Sans's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Gill_sans^[16].
• Gill Sans's type foundry is recorded as Monotype^[17].
• Gill Sans's KBpedia ID is recorded as GillSans^[18].
• Gill Sans's Fonts In Use identifier is recorded as 45^[19].

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Designation and Status

Gill Sans's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].

History and Context

+1928-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gill Sans^[12].

Why It Matters

Gill Sans ranks in the top 4% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (368 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]